An action packed summer blockbuster!

Rating: 8/10 (18 July 2013)

Pacific Rim is basically a movie about epic battles between aliens called Kaiju & robots called Jaegers. Jaeger pilot, Raleigh Becket(Charlie Hunnam) pairs up with trainee, Mako Mori(Rinko Kikuchi) to drive a unique Jaeger that does not run on electricity, in a last ditch effort to once and for all stop the Kaiju. Heading the Jaeger pilots is, General Stacker Pentecost(Idris Elba).
I would like to start by saying, I really enjoyed the film. It is a treat for all action & sci-fi fans. The 3D is spectacular, especially in all the battles between the Jaegers & the Kaiju. The only problem I had with this movie was that, it had no substantial story. Almost the entire movie consists of robots & alien monsters beating the crap out of each other. I'm not complaining though. It's just that the movie would have been much better if it had a solid story as well. A note on the performances. Charlie Hunnam is brilliant as Raleigh Becket. Idris Elba is outstanding as Stacker Pentecost. Rinko Kikuchi is impressive as Mako Mori. Charlie Day is hysterical as Dr. Newton Geiszler. He was the only character to provide constant comic relief in the film. Burn Gorman is effective as Gottlieb. The supporting characters are effective as well. All in all, Pacific Rim is not a must watch, unless you're an action fan. However, go for it if you have some time to kill. You won't regret it.